‘Round Midnight is an award-winning "A Cappella" quartet. They sing primarily in the barbershop style and demonstrate how close harmony can be applied to different musical genres such as R&B, Broadway, pop, jazz, and rock.

The quartet has been featured in an array of showcases, contests, and master classes spanning the world from Carnegie Hall in New York City to Riga, Latvia in Eastern Europe.

"THE BARBERSHOP GATEWAY DRUG"

- Deke Sharon, Music Director, PITCH PERFECT 1, 2, & 3

About 'ROUND MIDNIGHT

'Round Midnight has been thrilling audiences for nearly fifteen years with their one-of-a-kind style. They sing primarily in barbershop harmony and demonstrate how it can be applied to different musical genres like R&B, Broadway, pop, jazz, and rock. The quartet recently achieved Top 10 Finalist status in the Barbershop Harmony Society(BHS) International Barbershop Quartet Contest and they are past BHS Mid-Atlantic District Quartet Champions. The group has received praise for their recording efforts too, garnering multiple Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award(CARA) nominations in the categories of “Best Barbershop Album” for their album entitled, “New York State Of Mind”, and “Best Barbershop Song” for their renditions of “Nothing Can Change This Love” and "Try A Little Tenderness". Their third and latest album, "Live Out Loud" was released in 2017.

Dubbed "The Barbershop Gateway Drug" by Contemporary A Cappella guru Deke Sharon(Music Director, Pitch Perfect 1, 2, & 3), ‘Round Midnight was voted “Favorite Barbershop Quartet” by the membership of CASA – The Contemporary A Cappella Society, and they were selected by Mr. Sharon to perform as an opening act on the popular Vocalosity tour. The foursome won the New York City Harmony Sweepstakes Championship and was given the coveted “Audience Favorite” award by overwhelming crowd vote. In addition, ‘Round Midnight was appointed an official "Arts Envoy" group by the U.S. State Department and they have conducted master classes on barbershop harmony for students of all ages from Kindergarten through University (and beyond) in North America and Europe.

BIOGRAPHIES

LARRY BOMBACK - tenor

Larry is Senior Vice President of Administration at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, one of the top music conservatories in the world. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at DataArts. Previously, Larry was Director of Finance and Operations at OPERA America, and Operations Manager at the award-winning New York Youth Symphony. Larry is also the founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed “Voices of Gotham” Men’s Chorus. A former Lecturer of Music History at Hunter College in Manhattan, he has published articles in several esteemed periodicals, and has presented lectures in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.

WAYNE GRIMMER - lead

Wayne earned a Master's degree in Composition and Arranging from Five Towns College in his native New York, where he then taught for several years as a music professor. While living in New York, he was the Musical Director of three barbershop choruses and he has served as a guest director and clinician for various youth barbershop harmony camps and workshops. He is now, appropriately, a resident of Nashville, Tennessee (aka "Music City, USA"). His popular A Cappella arrangements have been published for use by quartets and choruses. Wayne is the resident vocal arranger for ‘Round Midnight.

T.J. CAROLLO - baritone

T.J. is the Choral Director at a middle school in New York, where he directs three choirs and the musical theater program. He has directed over a decades’ worth of school musical productions and currently conducts clinics for teachers aspiring to create engaging theater programs in their own schools. He also serves as a mentor for collegiate preservice music teachers in the field. T.J. earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music Education from Five Towns College, where he was a founding member of the institution’s still vibrant collegiate barbershop program.

JEFF GLEMBOSKI - bass

Jeff is an elementary school classroom/choral music teacher on Long Island, NY. He is a Five Towns College alumnus with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, both in Music Education. Jeff is the currently the Musical Director of both the Twin Shores Chorus and the Long Island Sound Chorus along with its scholastic offshoot, the Five Towns College collegiate barbershop program (the only barbershop chorus in the world offered for college credit). In addition, he moonlights as a featured vocalist with “New York’s Most Dangerous Big Band”.